The thrusting forward of one series of rocks or strata over another, esp. along a fault plane at a relatively small angle to the horizontal; the…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > movement of lithospheric plates (6) overthrust1883 The thrusting forward of one series of rocks or strata over another, esp. along a fault plane at a relatively small angle to the horizontal; the… suturing1890 subduction1970 Geology. The process by which a crustal plate or section of the earth's crust is forced downwards and at an angle into the mantle beneath an… obduction1971 Geology. The movement of a lithospheric plate sideways and upwards over the margin of an adjacent plate. suture1971 Geology. In plate tectonics, the junction or line of junction formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates. subducting1977 Geology. = subduction, n. 6. |
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